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the u.s. justice department you may remember spent years investigating armstrong for drug distribution, fraud and conspiracy. but then a year ago it closed the case without much of an explanation. it surprised a lot of people at the time. even some of those involved in the investigation because many were convinced that they had the goods on armstrong. many thought armstrong's admission that he doped during his prime years of cycling might lead to new criminal charges. he's denied doping for years, even under oath. we now know that the federal investigation never ended or it's been restarted. the big question tonight is, could lance armstrong actually go to jail? betsy andreu is with us tonight. her husband was a teammate of lance armstrong. they testified in the trial. jeffy tubin also joins me. you heard him say he wants to cooperate with the investigation. they're giving him more time. what do you make of that? >> i think it's a good thing. it's about time that lance came forward. i think he
the u.s. justice department you may remember spent years investigating armstrong for drug distribution, fraud and conspiracy. but then a year ago it closed the case without much of an explanation. it surprised a lot of people at the time. even some of those involved in the investigation because many were convinced that they had the goods on armstrong. many thought armstrong's admission that he doped during his prime years of cycling might lead to new criminal charges. he's denied doping for...
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ten years ago, the u.s. considered taking him down and chose not to. vicki huddleston was the u.s. ambassador to mali when he first popped on the radar. >> he was not a threat to anyone. just a cigarette smuggler at that point and not a legitimate target. >> ten years later, he is one of the most brazen to have targeted americans abroad. in january, he master minded the attack on an algerian gas plant. three americans ended up dead. >> we've seen he is a much cleverer man than we manled. >> back then, it seems too risky. huddleston argued against an air strike in 2003. >> the strikes would have been imperfect and would have united the region against us. >> she did push for intense intelligence sharing and mentoring with mali's forces and uniting the region against militants. >> the tragedy is we did not continue the same policy. >> she later moved over to the pentagon for the obama administration. she says they advocated a policy of trying to contain al-qaeda in north africa, instead of building up the abilities of regional governments to fight them. she says there's no guarantee m
ten years ago, the u.s. considered taking him down and chose not to. vicki huddleston was the u.s. ambassador to mali when he first popped on the radar. >> he was not a threat to anyone. just a cigarette smuggler at that point and not a legitimate target. >> ten years later, he is one of the most brazen to have targeted americans abroad. in january, he master minded the attack on an algerian gas plant. three americans ended up dead. >> we've seen he is a much cleverer man than...
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a man in oregon is suing the u.s. government, and an irs agent alleging the agent forced him into having sex by threatening a 40% sex penalty. >> he has leverage. melissa: how did he come up with that number? >> he said it all started when she called him saying he was being audited. she supposedly continued to send him flirtatious texts, and she unexpectedly showed up at his house. i mean, like, this sounds like the plot for a really bad, you know, sort of late night -- >> she was a government employee -- [laughter] he was a tax dodger. melissa: i don't know that i even believe this story. did this happen to you, adam? are you the guy in this story? i don't know. >> i'm thinking of so many inappropriate things that would get me fired. melissa: go ahead, it's cable! >> it's painful. the story's painful. >> i just feel like we're not hearing the whole story. how -- melissa: is it not believable to you? >> it's totally ridiculous. how did this particular irs agent zero in on this guy? melissa: i was wondering that myself
a man in oregon is suing the u.s. government, and an irs agent alleging the agent forced him into having sex by threatening a 40% sex penalty. >> he has leverage. melissa: how did he come up with that number? >> he said it all started when she called him saying he was being audited. she supposedly continued to send him flirtatious texts, and she unexpectedly showed up at his house. i mean, like, this sounds like the plot for a really bad, you know, sort of late night -- >> she...
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u.s. drone. we have a live report. >>> and, john t is high drama on capitol hit. president obama's big pick for cia director up for con fir make in a few hours. but will members of his own party derail it? >> i don't know. >> lots of drama. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolinment. >> i'm john berman. it's thursday, february 7th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's get started. up first, brace yourselves, bundle up, buy a shovel. this will be a big one. at this moment a blaizzard watc is in effects for new england. a storm is headed that way and could be historihistoric. it could drop two feet of snow in some places and it all starts tomorrow. you told us this was coming yesterday, you were on top of this one. >> we're trying. boston could rival its worst blizzard from 2003 which had 27 1/2 inches. all of this talks about two storm systems coming together. the first one here, notice in the south, all instability, a tornado warming out there for plaquemines parish. this is
u.s. drone. we have a live report. >>> and, john t is high drama on capitol hit. president obama's big pick for cia director up for con fir make in a few hours. but will members of his own party derail it? >> i don't know. >> lots of drama. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolinment. >> i'm john berman. it's thursday, february 7th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's get started. up first, brace yourselves, bundle up, buy a shovel. this will...
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by the way, this is not just a u.s. story. very important. 70% of their new member growth in the last quarter came from overseas. >> josh, it's expensive. it buying stocks and trading. >> this is the internet sector. can't talk about value in this sector. >> let's join on linked in and carry on the conversation. >> no, no. >> all right. the gavel comes down. doc, who made the more compelling argument? >> i'll tell you what the options players are saying right now. i think that was a decent argument, you guys. >> that sounds like a cop-out. >> it's a huge cop-out, but they're selling the 130s, 135s, and 140 calls. nobody thinks it's going up more than $7 from the 123 it's already at. >> let's get to kate kelly who has news on s.e.c. >> there's been a lot of speculation going into the redemption deadline for sac capital as to whether they're going to lose capital from the ongoing legal issues they're facing. but from my understanding, there's no way they're going to lose more than $1 billion and considerably less. one is their g
by the way, this is not just a u.s. story. very important. 70% of their new member growth in the last quarter came from overseas. >> josh, it's expensive. it buying stocks and trading. >> this is the internet sector. can't talk about value in this sector. >> let's join on linked in and carry on the conversation. >> no, no. >> all right. the gavel comes down. doc, who made the more compelling argument? >> i'll tell you what the options players are saying right...